During the 20th century, important reservoir construction projects were carried out on the Iberian Peninsula.<\/p>\n
These projects were developed in both Spain and Portugal, especially during the era when both countries were under dictatorships. In central Portugal, construction began on the Castelo do Bode Dam in 1945<\/strong>, in the municipality of Tomar along the Z\u00eazere River. This large dam has a height of 115 meters, a crest length of 402 meters, and a capacity of 430,000 cubic meters.<\/p>\n As has happened with many reservoirs, the expansion of the Castelo do Bode Dam in the 1980s submerged a village<\/strong>, whose inhabitants were relocated. In addition to the houses that were submerged when the dam opened in 1951, a bridge, the Vale da Ursa bridge<\/a>, opened in 1885 over the Z\u00eazere River and featuring granite pillars and a metal deck, with a height of 20 meters, was also submerged.<\/p>\n
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